Money, banks, finance Flashcards
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a price increase
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markup
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number;
amount of money
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figure
3
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quick/momentary condition
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snapshot
4
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store;
rivenditore al dettaglio
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retailer
5
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variable prices
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price differentials
6
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tasso di scambio
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exchange rate
7
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addebitare;
far pagare
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to charge
8
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article/unit/object
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item
9
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merchandise
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goods
10
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modello/schema di prezzo
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pattern of pricing
11
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to be equivalent
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on a par with stmh.
12
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to search;
rovistare
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to trawl through
13
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verbale/resoconto; inchiesta
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report
14
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a tax placed on imported goods
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custom duty
15
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tassare (qlcs)
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to levy
16
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provide money for;
finanziare
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to fund
17
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unhurried;
without thinking (adj);
rilassato
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leisurely
18
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non-repayable awards allocated on the basis of financial need and without emphasis on academic standing
(finance-based award)
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bursary
19
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non-repayable awards given to recognise students with outstanding academic performance
(performance-based award)
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scholarship
20
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smbd. good at managing money
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budgeter
21
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a loan to cover your living expenses
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maintenance loan
22
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money lent (that needs to be paid back with interests, maybe on instalments);
prestito
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loan
23
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money given;
paghetta
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allowance
24
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amount of money the bank lends when you finish yours, but needs to be returned back with a rate of interest;
scoperto bancario
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overdraft
25
an amount of money given, especially by the government, to a person/organisation for a special purpose with no need to return it back
grant
26
a bank account on which you put money that regularly comes in (usually earns little or no interest)
current account
27
an account on which you put money that you intend to save (usually earns interests)
savings account
28
a payment (especially into a bank account);
an amount of money that you pay as the first part of the total payment for something;
cauzione
deposit
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a record of the amounts of money paid into and taken out of your bank account during a particular period of time;
it tells how much money is going in and out of the account
statement
30
the amount of money you have in a bank account, or the amount of something that you have left after you have spent or used up the rest;
it tells how much money you have
balance
31
a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account
cheque
32
a small plastic card that you sometimes show when you pay for something by cheque as proof that your bank will pay the money you owe
cheque guarantee card
33
a small plastic card that can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from you at a later time
it gives you the opportunity to spend more than you actually have
credit card
34
a small plastic card that can be used as a method of payment, the money being taken from your bank account automatically;
it gives you the opportunity to spend only what you actually have
debit card
35
an instruction to your bank to allow someone else to take money from your account, usually as part of a regular arrangement;
it is a variable expense
direct debit
36
an instruction to a bank to pay a particular amount of money at regular times from a person's bank account to another bank account;
it is a fixed expense
standing order
37
expense related to consumptions (in the house/at a restaurant)
bill (UK);
check (US)
38
physical money
cash
39
an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money
bank
40
a business that lends you money if you want to buy a house, or pays you interest on money you invest there;
azienda che fa mutui
building society
41
to cause someone to no longer have a friendly relationship with another person or other people;
i.e. when children on their/parents' will legally divorce from them
to estrange
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to accumulate
to rack up
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to finish
to run out
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to spend less money than you receive as income
to live within your means
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senza interessi
interest-free
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being in credit;
earning more money than you spend;
essere in attivo
in the black
47
diritto di finanziamento studentesco
student finance entitlement
48
the price that is chosen for a product, usually when there are several different prices to choose from
price point
49
extremely aware, accurately, cleverly (adv)
acutely
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an occasion when you allow someone or yourself to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you
indulgence
51
a special and enjoyable occasion or experience;
a type of food that is eaten in addition to your usual meals, usually something sweet
treat
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to rely on smth safe
to fall back on
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to start doing smth;
to be categorised as
to fall into
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to reduce
to cut down
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a holiday taken by a couple immediately after their marriage;
an early period in a relationship when criticism is not given
honeymoon phase/period
56
spending/amount spent
expenditure
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planned/prepared
drawn up
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careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount;
economical/sparing
frugal
59
to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong
tempted
60
prestare
to borrow (smth);
to lend (smth) to (smbd)
61
essere debitore
to owe (smbd) (smth)
62
guadagnare
to earn
63
salvare, conservare, risparmiare
to save
64
spendere
to spend
65
permettersi
to afford
66
ripagare
to pay back
67
depositare in banca;
mettere sul conto;
mettere da parte
to bank
68
versare, depositare
to deposit
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ritirare
to withdraw
70
proof of payment
receipt
71
an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy with a product or service that you have bough
a refund
72
something on sale at a lower price than its true value
a bargain
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an occasion when goods are sold at a lower price than usual
sales
74
a reduction in the usual price
a discount
75
a person who buys goods/a service
customer
76
a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc.
cashier
77
the act of dealing with customers in a shop, restaurant, or hotel by taking their orders, showing or selling them goods, etc.
service
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costing little money or less than is usual or expected
cheap
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costing a lot of money
expensive
80
number;
amount of money;
calculations
figure
81
to emphasise
to outline
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to sell another further product or service to a customer who is already buying a different product or service
to cross-sell
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to persuade/influence
to sway
84
things you get for free
freebies
85
a miraculous gift
a godsend
86
limited
tight
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to choose
to opt
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chaotic/frantic
hectic
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to deal
to cope
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violation
a breach
91
automated teller machine
ATM
92
to analise (explain in a very simple way);
to disintegrate;
to cry
to break down
93
the expectations of how much a graduate is going to earn
graduate earning potential
94
Costs related to work (food, travel etc.) that are covered
Expenses
95
without money
broke
96
having very little money
hard up
97
rich
well-off
98
to have enough money to buy what you need to live
to make ends meet
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to regularly spend large amounts of money
to spend money like water
100
to pay too much money for something
to pay through the nose
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having no money
to be bankrupt
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to be experiencing a bad situation or to have very little money
to be down on your luck
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without any money at all
penniless
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not having any money, especially temporarily
to be skint
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rich
loaded
106
a person/business when they have money in the bank and are not in debt
to be in the black
107
you owe money to the bank
to be in the red
108
unemployed and receiving money from the government
to be on the dole
109
to spend a lot of money on things that are not necessary
to have money to burn
110
money
dosh
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lacking money
to be strapped for cash
112
to give an enthusiastic welcome
to roll out the red carpet
